May Auto Sales Take A Bounce

The Daily Auto Insider: U.S. car and light truck sales rose by 5 percent in May. Passenger car sales were up 6.1 percent in the month, while truck sales, which include most crossover models, rose 3.9 percent.

U.S. car and light truck sales rose by 5 percent in May. Passenger car sales were up 6.1 percent in the month, while truck sales, which include most crossover models, rose 3.9 percent.

For the rest of the six biggest automakers, May provided some good news; , Toyota, Chrysler, Honda and Nissan all posted gains.

The news was not good for the struggling ., which was promising its first monthly retail sales gain in more than half a year but saw its sales slip further. Although Ford's hybrids posted big gains in May, it was not enough to offset losses in larger volume models like the F-series, which saw sales drop nearly 12 percent. Ford sales fell 6.9 percent in May, leaving it with 16.5 percent of the U.S. market.

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GM sales increased 9.6 percent over last May, giving the automaker 23.7 percent of the domestic market. GM car sales, led by a 50.5 percent gain for the Chevy Impala, were up 16.9 percent and truck sales rose 5.4 percent.